The killer of it is, this simple thought.
There was no Golden Calf, only the Graven Image, and The Lord spoke against worshiping it. It was a lump of gold, nothing more.
We have pieces of rock or pieces of paper that represent our loved ones. It doesn’t matter if we put flowers by it, burn incense in front of it or kiss it daily, because we are not kissing that stone nor piece of paper. That is not our intent.
As it was not the intent of The Lord to have us worship the angels on the Arc of the Covenant.
It’s all so silly and simple.
..so is this what you’re saying: “We may have a statue of Mary by our front door. We may put flowers by it, burn incense in front of it or kiss it daily. But it’s not the actual statue that we are adoring. It’s a represenatation of Mary in heaven. And she is who this adoration goes to.” Is this right?